Owned since new?

Owned for how long?

Buy this make again?

Under the bonnet2.0/10

Servicing and running costs2.0/10

Expensive repairs. You cannot be sure, if valves clearance was really well adjusted

Quality and reliability2.0/10

Expesive repairs due to premature failours.

Overall verdict2.0/10

Honda CRV engines have a serious valve problem. Unlike for other cars, valve clearance of the CRV must be adjusted at 40000km intervals. (RAV 4 and Nissan X trail: 160000km) But obviously even these short intervals are not good enough. After 103000km of soft driving, a valve burnt in my CRV. The fix took 5 days and $ 2000. Research in the Internet shows that this failure is known. The Honda engine is a flawed design, but Honda states: Repairs are the responsibility of the owners. As a gesture of good will, Honda donated the valve of a value of $ 150. Honda declined to comment on complaint.